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in st pete, abc action news .>> the city architect tells us several ordinances in the design need changing. the next open house coming up showing a very curious family of skunks getting close and personal to the cyclist, smelling the man's shoes. luckily, that is all they did and then took off keeping their own smells to themselves. >> there is a really funny joke there and i just cannot, it is too early in the morning. >> maybe for the commercial break your >>> coming up at 7:30 -- >> and e at a tampa mosque. >> and what led investigators to suspect arson, ahead. >> the new trump statues and what he says about their >>> live from th taking action for you, this is abc action news. >>> welcome back on this saturday morning. 7:30 and i am lindsay logue. hear the stories we're following this morning. it could cause the local mosque more than $150,000 to rebuild. >> the son of a victim in a service for his father. we will take you to jupiter expect a college football player caught on camera feeding his dog. wait until you hear. that's all ahead but first, jason. >> we are still happy to have m
in st pete, abc action news .>> the city architect tells us several ordinances in the design need changing. the next open house coming up showing a very curious family of skunks getting close and personal to the cyclist, smelling the man's shoes. luckily, that is all they did and then took off keeping their own smells to themselves. >> there is a really funny joke there and i just cannot, it is too early in the morning. >> maybe for the commercial break your >>>...
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. >> reporter: we asked his boss in st. pete beach if they could take up donations of basic items to help. everyone at the restaurant jumped on board right away. >> we're just trying to show some tampa bay love to the louisiana people. >> reporter: in a few days they've been amazed by the generous amount of donations, everything from clothing and shoes to diapers. >> it touches my soul to see the community coming together of helping those in need because she used to be homeless. >> i understand the importance of a toothbrush, toothpaste, just clothes to wear, water to drink. so to me it's really important. >> reporter: the restaurant is taking donations all week and this louisiana native will pack up a truck and personally deliver it all to friends in need. >> i want to put a peoples faces. >> reporter: reporting in st. pete, kera mashek, abc action news. >> you can drop off donations at the salty rim grill through the end of the week on blind pass road in st. pete beach. also a gofundme page to donate if you can't get ther
. >> reporter: we asked his boss in st. pete beach if they could take up donations of basic items to help. everyone at the restaurant jumped on board right away. >> we're just trying to show some tampa bay love to the louisiana people. >> reporter: in a few days they've been amazed by the generous amount of donations, everything from clothing and shoes to diapers. >> it touches my soul to see the community coming together of helping those in need because she used to be...
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temperatures this afternoon, 92. 88 st. pete. that's a change from what we had yesterday. a little more tolerable. if you're boating the difference will be a moderate chop of the bay otherwise looking good with northeast winds 10 to 15. the water temperature 89. here we go, rain chances holding 40% to 50% through the upcoming weekend with highs in the 90s. say a new towing ordinance could keep drunk drivers off the road. marisela burgos explains. >> all those in favor say aye. >> reporter: pinellas county commissioners are taking a big step to keep the streets safe and encourager people not to drink and drive. starting october 1st any business that sells alcohol must allow their patrons to park in their lot without fear of getting towed. >> the goal is to enhance certainly again providing additional incentive. >> reporter: the changes will be effective countywide. >> we don't want to give the misperception you can't get towed. it's just additional letter of authorization needs to be obtained by a representative of the property owner before the car can just be towed. >> rep
temperatures this afternoon, 92. 88 st. pete. that's a change from what we had yesterday. a little more tolerable. if you're boating the difference will be a moderate chop of the bay otherwise looking good with northeast winds 10 to 15. the water temperature 89. here we go, rain chances holding 40% to 50% through the upcoming weekend with highs in the 90s. say a new towing ordinance could keep drunk drivers off the road. marisela burgos explains. >> all those in favor say aye. >>...
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pete and at 6:30 a rally at osceola heritage park in kissimmee. tomorrow she's scheduled to visit a health clinic in miami and is going to raise awareness of the public health threat of the zika virus. >>> donald trump is scheduled trump is set to speak at the detroit economic club, starts 11:30 this morning. the public is not invited. >>> governor scott is heading to sarasota and he'll highlight job growth at a company that calls itself one of the largest tape and film machiners in north america. got -- manufacturers in north america. the governor will be there at 10:00. >>> the department of emergency management is warning people along the gulf coast for flooding now. the city of tampa and citrus county already opened locations where residents can make sandbags to protect their homes. they are also opened in homosassa and crystal river. those open at 8:00 this morning. sandbags are provided but you're encouraged to bring your own shovel. locations posted on abcactionnews.com. >>> here's ivan with the >> we're going to continue to see the heavy r
pete and at 6:30 a rally at osceola heritage park in kissimmee. tomorrow she's scheduled to visit a health clinic in miami and is going to raise awareness of the public health threat of the zika virus. >>> donald trump is scheduled trump is set to speak at the detroit economic club, starts 11:30 this morning. the public is not invited. >>> governor scott is heading to sarasota and he'll highlight job growth at a company that calls itself one of the largest tape and film...
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. >>> former gawker editor is set to appear in court in st. pete this afternoon. court officials say he'll explain why he thinks his assets shouldn't be used to award hulk hogan. it will force the web site into bankruptcy. the company will still try to reduce that award amount. >>> donald trump is coming to central florida to speak some aren't happy that he's attending the american renewal project meeting. >> lgbtq members say they are spreading an anti-gay message. before speaking to evangelical leaders in orlando, trump will be there tonight attending a rally in kissimmee. monday, hillary clinton held a rally inside of the adjacent exhibition hall. tickets for trump's event are available at his web site. the rally starts at 7:00. clinton, she is campaigning in the battleground state of michigan and talking about how it would create jobs for working class americans. it would talk about rebuilding roads and bridges which some economists believe would add up to millions of jobs nationwide. >>> a round table discussion for discussing and contrasting the economic pla
. >>> former gawker editor is set to appear in court in st. pete this afternoon. court officials say he'll explain why he thinks his assets shouldn't be used to award hulk hogan. it will force the web site into bankruptcy. the company will still try to reduce that award amount. >>> donald trump is coming to central florida to speak some aren't happy that he's attending the american renewal project meeting. >> lgbtq members say they are spreading an anti-gay message....
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st. pete as well. 72 at lake land. 74 in brooksville. bus stop forecast, again, dry by the afternoon. earlier onbetween 2:00, 3:00 it will still be dry between 4:00 and 5:00 and you get into the showers and storms. les see what kind of gray. it's friday, so we'll give it rain chances that will continue. >>> the medal count in rio, we've got 38. china is second with 30 followed by japan, russia, and great britain. among the winners in the pool last night, ryan murphy. had he to come from behind to win the men's 200 meter back stroke. americans ha w six straight olympic games. murphy previously won gold in the 100 meter back stroke on monday. on the women's side, simone manual becoming the first african-american woman to win gold in the individual olympic swimming event. she touched the wall at the same time as candice olexia. she will share the gold. coming up at 6:00, another amazing finish by simone biles around competition. >> her reaction there is priceless. >>> it's one of the most popular sports bar areas known as the official gathe
st. pete as well. 72 at lake land. 74 in brooksville. bus stop forecast, again, dry by the afternoon. earlier onbetween 2:00, 3:00 it will still be dry between 4:00 and 5:00 and you get into the showers and storms. les see what kind of gray. it's friday, so we'll give it rain chances that will continue. >>> the medal count in rio, we've got 38. china is second with 30 followed by japan, russia, and great britain. among the winners in the pool last night, ryan murphy. had he to come...
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this is in the southbound lanes so heading over into st. pete. the northbound lanes looking pretty good. just about seven minutes to get into tampa. and still no delays heading southbound but we're going to keep an eye on it and let you know if we do see delays starting to build. we're watching a crash on the veterans expressway although again not causing major trouble there. southbound veterans expressway at hillsborough avenue, this is reported in the exit to
this is in the southbound lanes so heading over into st. pete. the northbound lanes looking pretty good. just about seven minutes to get into tampa. and still no delays heading southbound but we're going to keep an eye on it and let you know if we do see delays starting to build. we're watching a crash on the veterans expressway although again not causing major trouble there. southbound veterans expressway at hillsborough avenue, this is reported in the exit to
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this is 275 through st. pete. already had four crashes reported on the interstate through pinellas county. so nothing causing any major delays out there but again just a sign that the roads are wet and you want to use caution when you're heading out.
this is 275 through st. pete. already had four crashes reported on the interstate through pinellas county. so nothing causing any major delays out there but again just a sign that the roads are wet and you want to use caution when you're heading out.
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pete, clearwater, no issues or crashes or breakdowns there. checking the cameras on i-27 5 right at bush, one of the busiest travel spots, but right now traffic is very light. now is the time to head out the door if you can, if you leave this early. drive times on 2:75 we are still in the green, 14 minutes from the apex to i-4. a tad slow, 5 minutes from bush to i- 4. and 5 minutes from i-4 down to the howard frankland. >>> a man punched me in the face. >> is he still there and. >> yeah he said he is going to kill me. >> does he have any weapons? >> you need to send like three the 7-minute 911 call george zimmerman made sunday. >> he told police he was at a bar when a man walked up and punched him in the face. then the man threatened to shoot and kill him. zimmerman stays calm on the call, explaining what led up to the sucker punch, but witnesses have another side of the story. they say zimmerman was overheard introducing himself to another person at the bar as the man who killed trayvon martin. >>> lindsey is live in the studio with more of t
pete, clearwater, no issues or crashes or breakdowns there. checking the cameras on i-27 5 right at bush, one of the busiest travel spots, but right now traffic is very light. now is the time to head out the door if you can, if you leave this early. drive times on 2:75 we are still in the green, 14 minutes from the apex to i-4. a tad slow, 5 minutes from bush to i- 4. and 5 minutes from i-4 down to the howard frankland. >>> a man punched me in the face. >> is he still there and....
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st. pete, 85 and mostly sunny. the sea breeze has dried things out at st. pete. still cooking in sarasota, sunny and 90. the east to west flow, when we get that that means lots of sunshine and heat. day, early evening. we're in it today. we will be in it tonight and the foreseeable future. that means to plan with no worries at all anything worry- wise in the morning to the mid afternoon hours. by the evening hours, then things crank up a little bit. you notice as we see more showers, more thunderstorms from lakeland down to bartow. then they begin to taper off by midnight. see that? but the clouds are lingering until 2:00 in the morning. if you are going outside to you will have a better opportunity to see them around 3:00, 4:00 in the morning as opposed to midnight. it will be plenty dark enough. by friday evening, more of the same. late day, early morning storms. that continues saturday and sunday as well. as i mentioned, there is a look at the forecast overnight hour by hour. partly cloudy skies. the best time between 2:00 a.m. and dawn. and you can see up to
st. pete, 85 and mostly sunny. the sea breeze has dried things out at st. pete. still cooking in sarasota, sunny and 90. the east to west flow, when we get that that means lots of sunshine and heat. day, early evening. we're in it today. we will be in it tonight and the foreseeable future. that means to plan with no worries at all anything worry- wise in the morning to the mid afternoon hours. by the evening hours, then things crank up a little bit. you notice as we see more showers, more...
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a 50 miles per hour wind gust around st. pete at 4:15. now all that is left is light rain down to largo. that will shortly. moderate showers and thunderstorms around frost proof and sebring as well. i doubt they hang together much longer. certainly they won't get any larger like the line that blew on through the last few hours. where the rains have fallen, you're down to the 70s. where you haven't seen the rain, you're in the low 90s. ruskin 92. today tampa hit 94. so, again, well above normal. look at sarasota. another record, 97 degrees. tampa right now at the airport, still rain lingering. last report, 79 degrees. the dew point is 75. as i said, we hit 94. that's 4 degrees above normal. the record is 97. 56 years ago. we were flirting with record highs again. st. pete, clearing skies now and 79. the rains have moved on through. sarasota, still hot though. no rain there. sunny and 90 degrees. there's the satellite. you wake up, sunny outside. most of your afternoon, sunny. by 3:00, you hear the thunder rumbling and it rolls on through b
a 50 miles per hour wind gust around st. pete at 4:15. now all that is left is light rain down to largo. that will shortly. moderate showers and thunderstorms around frost proof and sebring as well. i doubt they hang together much longer. certainly they won't get any larger like the line that blew on through the last few hours. where the rains have fallen, you're down to the 70s. where you haven't seen the rain, you're in the low 90s. ruskin 92. today tampa hit 94. so, again, well above normal....
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pete and children first in sarasota offer classes themselves parents, again. the classes show them how to help children cope with the trauma of losing their parents. garza thinks this would be helpful. >> they never told me i could go to classes, how to do this and. i would have done it. >> reporter: that's a tough situation. manatee sheriff says they are still looking for nathaniel. they don't believe he's in danger but they do worry about this trend. >> you're seeing more and more of that with millennials having children and then fo reason, they can't take care of their kids and the grand parents end up with the kid. >> reporter: this child will end up in juvenile key tension for this most recent run away. but she believes it's better than him being on the streets. >> they come and see me and tell me he's dead. >> reporter: reporting in manatee county jake peterson. >>> breaking news a cuban family torn apart finally reuniting tonight here in tampa it's a story michael paluska has been following since may. he joins us live. michael, minutes ago two girls saw
pete and children first in sarasota offer classes themselves parents, again. the classes show them how to help children cope with the trauma of losing their parents. garza thinks this would be helpful. >> they never told me i could go to classes, how to do this and. i would have done it. >> reporter: that's a tough situation. manatee sheriff says they are still looking for nathaniel. they don't believe he's in danger but they do worry about this trend. >> you're seeing more...
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she applied for catch through the tampa bay black business corporation in st. pete. it helps entrepreneurs like renee succeed while helping struggling areas like south st. >> what we hope to do ando is b that capital, that need someone they can talk to about their plans. and we can be one of the -- one of the catalysts in making this area come back. >> reporter: catch currently helping start-ups with an intensive 15-week program. once they finish the classes, they will get a cash stipend to help the business grow. >> we're glad that we can >> reporter: renee edwards says that the program is providing critical guidance helping her to market and develop her company. as a result, she has gotten two shops. >> my dream is to only sell skin care products and be able to give back to my community as well. >> reporter: the black business investment corp. hopes in a few years small business owners like edwards will help change the landscape of south 22nd and beyond. in st. pete, kera mashek, abc action news >> tonight thaccusations of the sexual harassment against former fox n
she applied for catch through the tampa bay black business corporation in st. pete. it helps entrepreneurs like renee succeed while helping struggling areas like south st. >> what we hope to do ando is b that capital, that need someone they can talk to about their plans. and we can be one of the -- one of the catalysts in making this area come back. >> reporter: catch currently helping start-ups with an intensive 15-week program. once they finish the classes, they will get a cash...
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. >>> homeowners in flood prone st. pete could be saving on their flood insurance. what the city is doing to help. >>> accused of killing and torturing a toddler. ahead at 6:00, what prompted >> happening today, two fires i if you see smoke, don't panic. they are prescribed burns. one of the prescribed burns is in the area of east bay road. the second paul buckman highway in plant city. >>> bicyclists making a frightening discovery, tacks in the bike lane of a popular pinellas county trail. our abc action news team picked up more than 30 of the tacks along the bridge driving to st. pete. you're really up close. understandably this is worrisome for bike ders in the area. >> how would you feel if i threw big nails and it gets in your t e? >> the florida department of brge. ortation is in charge of because of our story ty're going to sweep the bike lanes and make them safe for and you your family to bike ride or walk. >> good idea. >>> an update on the recent ford recalls. the number rising to 113,000. ford three different problems. first faulty fuel pump modules in th
. >>> homeowners in flood prone st. pete could be saving on their flood insurance. what the city is doing to help. >>> accused of killing and torturing a toddler. ahead at 6:00, what prompted >> happening today, two fires i if you see smoke, don't panic. they are prescribed burns. one of the prescribed burns is in the area of east bay road. the second paul buckman highway in plant city. >>> bicyclists making a frightening discovery, tacks in the bike lane of a...
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what the city of st. pete plans to do to get ready for the storm coming not next. >> reporter: could be love, could be loyalty. up next, what this rescue dog >> live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. >> it's a race against time. tropical weather bearing down on the bay area over few days. new at 6:00, the last-minute push to make sure our streets are prepared for potential flooding. thanks for joining us. i'm wendy ryan. >> and i'm jamison uhler. tropical depression 9 is moving through the gulf and prompting hurricane and tropical storm watches for pasco, hernando and citrus counties. >> denis phillips going over the newest models. he joins us now with what to expect. >> it has been a crazy hour. even though we have a tropical maybe they will name this at 5:00, they didn't but they issued a hurricane watch. how is that possible? there's a couple of things going object. nothing has changed in terms of the track. in fact if anything the track is a little more away from us with
what the city of st. pete plans to do to get ready for the storm coming not next. >> reporter: could be love, could be loyalty. up next, what this rescue dog >> live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. >> it's a race against time. tropical weather bearing down on the bay area over few days. new at 6:00, the last-minute push to make sure our streets are prepared for potential flooding. thanks for joining us. i'm wendy ryan. >> and i'm jamison...
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tonight st. pete officials need your help to avoid this problem from happening again. they're asking you to do a few things for them. they're saying do less laundry and dishes. take a shorter shower to conserve water. and turn off your faucet when you're using it. they're trying to control the water there. >>> all right. people across the bay area are picking up sand bags tonight before the rains get worse. here you see crews in sarasota tonight for folks. some sites in pinellas county will be open until sunset. we have a list of the sites with sand bags on abcactionnews.com. >>> another important road closure to tell you about right now. in st. petersburg, this road is shut down. you see it in the video. it's at 75th avenue. our crew was there right after they put the road closed signs up. city workers still left a little bit of the road open. you can see people trying to get through the area. report in that area right now. >>> and covering pasco county, no major flooding yet. but the threat is there especially if the river goes above flood stage after all of the rain
tonight st. pete officials need your help to avoid this problem from happening again. they're asking you to do a few things for them. they're saying do less laundry and dishes. take a shorter shower to conserve water. and turn off your faucet when you're using it. they're trying to control the water there. >>> all right. people across the bay area are picking up sand bags tonight before the rains get worse. here you see crews in sarasota tonight for folks. some sites in pinellas county...
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some employees at the salty rim grill in st. pete beach are personally impacted by the disaster, some have family with severe flood damage and friends whether lost homes and businesses. the grill started to ask for to help. they've collected everything from clothing, shoes, diapers, dishes to food and water. authorities say they are overwhelmed by the community's generosity. >> it's like a mountain. i can't even believe it. we were supposed to rent a cargo van. looks like we have to upgrade to a bigger one. it touches my soul to see the community coming together. >> you can drop off donations at the salty rim grill on blind week. they plan to pack up a truck and head to louisiana in about a week. >>> people in western michigan will continue to clean up after a severe line of thunderstorms spawned at least five tornadoes over the weekend. those tornadoes took down trees, power lines and damaged homes. this all happened on saturday, the worst of it was just south of grand rapids. it's hard to believe but thankfully no injuries wer
some employees at the salty rim grill in st. pete beach are personally impacted by the disaster, some have family with severe flood damage and friends whether lost homes and businesses. the grill started to ask for to help. they've collected everything from clothing, shoes, diapers, dishes to food and water. authorities say they are overwhelmed by the community's generosity. >> it's like a mountain. i can't even believe it. we were supposed to rent a cargo van. looks like we have to...
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but typical for this time of year. 80 st. pete and apollo beach. titan doppler radar dry, and by the afternoon the storms will develop inland and march to the beaches as we head through 4:00 to 7:00 with temperatures by then in the lower 90. feels-like 100 to 105. that is better than yesterday are we reached 110 in areas.
but typical for this time of year. 80 st. pete and apollo beach. titan doppler radar dry, and by the afternoon the storms will develop inland and march to the beaches as we head through 4:00 to 7:00 with temperatures by then in the lower 90. feels-like 100 to 105. that is better than yesterday are we reached 110 in areas.
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but for st. pete, the place officers learn to hone the skills is run down. but that's about to change. >> reporter: sinking water filled walls, faulty wiring, a broken down ventilation system, gun range used by st. pete police officers. the assistant chief says they inherited the range a couple years from a nonprofit. outside contractors told him it's hopeless to fix. >> we had a contractor who says it is outdated and inefficient. >> reporter: en a huge reprieve. not only within the next 18 months will st new headquarters, they approved $6 million for a new range. >> you can understate the factimant it is. >> reporter: poor conditions means that the range is not always open. the bulk of training is done at the complex run by the pinellas county erce. >> fors to share that with them, the sheriff's department has a thousand they open itto federal agencies as well. they're a great partner but it action news we want to take action for things that matter to you the most. tell us what you're wondering about by going to abcactionnews.com and sending us a good quest
but for st. pete, the place officers learn to hone the skills is run down. but that's about to change. >> reporter: sinking water filled walls, faulty wiring, a broken down ventilation system, gun range used by st. pete police officers. the assistant chief says they inherited the range a couple years from a nonprofit. outside contractors told him it's hopeless to fix. >> we had a contractor who says it is outdated and inefficient. >> reporter: en a huge reprieve. not only...
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st. pete clear skies. take a look at the winds. the majority coming from the west now. so we are seeing that westerly flow starting to kick in. it will be more apparent tomorrow. so the futurecast is showing the showers and storms kind of bubbling up here through 8:00. and then through midnight, we start to dry out. and then leaving us dry overnight. so tomorrow morning when you wake up, we have a nice dry start to the day. now, even with that westerly flow, we have an increased chance for rain before noon. coverage is at noon. it has already pressed in away from the beaches. so i think tomorrow is looking like a pretty nice day, especially the first half of the day for the beaches. then the showers and storms moving inland by 5:00. most of them are away from tampa bay and east of the i-75 corridor. so if you're planning to hang out by the pool tomorrow, you have a lot of good hours for it. keep in mind as you're watching the radar and the showers and storms bubble up, you want to see what is headed to the west way. if you can see lightning or hear thunder, head inside
st. pete clear skies. take a look at the winds. the majority coming from the west now. so we are seeing that westerly flow starting to kick in. it will be more apparent tomorrow. so the futurecast is showing the showers and storms kind of bubbling up here through 8:00. and then through midnight, we start to dry out. and then leaving us dry overnight. so tomorrow morning when you wake up, we have a nice dry start to the day. now, even with that westerly flow, we have an increased chance for rain...
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this is in the southbound lanes so heading over into st. pete. the northbound lanes looking pretty good. just about seven minutes to get into tampa. and still no delays heading southbound but we're going to keep an eye on it and let you know if we do see delays starting to build. we're watching a crash on the veterans expressway although again not causing major trouble there. southbound veterans expressway at hillsborough avenue, this is reported in the exit to slowdown heading towards the veterans expressway westbound on hillsborough avenue. not sure if it's from the crash or not but you might want to give yourself extra time if you're heading to the veterans expressway. your drive on 275 looking pretty good, still. still in the green, 13 minutes from the apex to i-4 and down there at the bottom if your starting in downtown it's going to take you just five mince to get to the -- five minutes to get to the howard frankland. >>> as you wake up this morning a dangerous carjacking suspect is on the loose in office sending out a major warning. abc ac
this is in the southbound lanes so heading over into st. pete. the northbound lanes looking pretty good. just about seven minutes to get into tampa. and still no delays heading southbound but we're going to keep an eye on it and let you know if we do see delays starting to build. we're watching a crash on the veterans expressway although again not causing major trouble there. southbound veterans expressway at hillsborough avenue, this is reported in the exit to slowdown heading towards the...
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trying to piece together what led to two men getting shot at bay vista park in st. pete. st. pete police, they are here, pinellas county sheriff's office here as well. both men, still alive at this hour. the men aged 25 and 29, no other suspects' name at this time, we're assuming they are the only ones involved. they were at the park well officers telling me that anyone at bay vista after dusk can be cited. again we're waiting on more details on what led to two men being shot here, both still alive as the investigation continues. back to you. >>> dozens of condo owners are back in their homes after fire broke out in the 12th floor of the station square condominiums in clearwater. no one was injured but crews did save a dog from the donaldo where the fire started. people were allowed back in the building after two hours. the cause of the investigation. >>> breaking news from bradenton. investigators now looking for a man who was babysitting a 10- month-old in the hours before that baby died. investigators say eric patrick neary has active warrants from child abuse and child ne
trying to piece together what led to two men getting shot at bay vista park in st. pete. st. pete police, they are here, pinellas county sheriff's office here as well. both men, still alive at this hour. the men aged 25 and 29, no other suspects' name at this time, we're assuming they are the only ones involved. they were at the park well officers telling me that anyone at bay vista after dusk can be cited. again we're waiting on more details on what led to two men being shot here, both still...
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this is 275 through st. pete. already had four crashes reported on the interstate through pinellas county. so nothing causing any major delays out there but again just a sign that the roads are wet and you want to use caution when you're heading out. same area, tampa road and u.s. 19, earlier crash from overnight that involved a semi. that has cleared. now we have a new crash in this area reported, looks like some lanes are still blocked, might want to avoid that area if you can. you can try belcher instead. checking out another crash eastbound i-4 just before you get to macintosh, you can see it here not really seeing delays and westbound into tampa looking pretty good. >>> 6:01. we will continue on weather and traffic conditions all morning to help keep you safe. >> people in citrus county are paying especially close attention to the forecast. they could take the brunt of the storm in our area as ivan told you a little while ago. they are going to see heavy rain and also gusty winds throughout the day today and
this is 275 through st. pete. already had four crashes reported on the interstate through pinellas county. so nothing causing any major delays out there but again just a sign that the roads are wet and you want to use caution when you're heading out. same area, tampa road and u.s. 19, earlier crash from overnight that involved a semi. that has cleared. now we have a new crash in this area reported, looks like some lanes are still blocked, might want to avoid that area if you can. you can try...
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st. pete the sunshine has returned. 80 degrees. and if you're heading over to the trop to see the rays take on the padres this evening, weather will not be an issue getting over there. the strong storms that we had now moved off shore. that same pattern tomorrow. same pattern on thursday. then by the weekend, things begin to change. so here is a look in terms of our futurecast. from right on through this evening. nothing more than a few widely scattered showers. nothing even close to the intensity that we had earlier on this afternoon. tomorrow morning, you will be waking up to sunny skies and another beautiful start to your day. temperatures warming up to 90, 91. by 3:00, again. same timetable. similar locations along the coast by 4:30, 5:00. by 8:00, most of it is gone. thursday morning, same thing. now, we will start to see some changes by the weekend. instead of everything moving back towards the coast, i think we will get more of a southwesterly wind. that means morning showers start to be an issue by this weekend. that's some
st. pete the sunshine has returned. 80 degrees. and if you're heading over to the trop to see the rays take on the padres this evening, weather will not be an issue getting over there. the strong storms that we had now moved off shore. that same pattern tomorrow. same pattern on thursday. then by the weekend, things begin to change. so here is a look in terms of our futurecast. from right on through this evening. nothing more than a few widely scattered showers. nothing even close to the...
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. >>> more than 100 st. pete families are terrified they'll wind up on the streets. they've been living in the mosley motel now shutting down. one of you actually our viewers used the good question to ask what's going on here. abc action news reporter shows us who is stepping tine help all the families inside. >> reporter: the families living here in the mosley motel months. now5 now they -- now, they received an eviction notice. they are here in the clubhouse helping them one by one but one thing is standing in their way. >> a lack of affordable housing. >> he's a 13-year-old believe it or not. >> reporter: she's been here for the past three years with her six pets all in one room. she's had to spray for roaches herself. >> because it's just such an old place. they're in the walls. >> reporter: she's known for the last few months that soon she'd need to go. >> we knew it was cu mosley motel has been up in the air for years. accused of being a breeding ground for drugs and criminal activity. the city of st. pete says there's numerous code violations making it unsafe
. >>> more than 100 st. pete families are terrified they'll wind up on the streets. they've been living in the mosley motel now shutting down. one of you actually our viewers used the good question to ask what's going on here. abc action news reporter shows us who is stepping tine help all the families inside. >> reporter: the families living here in the mosley motel months. now5 now they -- now, they received an eviction notice. they are here in the clubhouse helping them one by...
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we're looking at blue skies, 83 st. pete. 85 clearwater and 85 in tampa. that's the way most of the day is going to go with mostly dry conditions. shape. you'll have to deal with the heat, it's already 90, 95 as far as the feels-like temperature because of the humidity but dry air on top of us will limit our rain coverage to about 20%. not shutting it off but we get a shower or thunderstorm and it will be isolated, nothing widespread. you can see that on futurecast, as we head through the afternoon. we'll talk more about rain chances, that are going up. in fact doubling the next few days, in a few minutes. >>> right now manatee county, the searchco man who literally slipped out of the back window of a deputy's cruiser while he was handcuffed. that is joel canchola, he was arrested by deputies for violating probation saturday night but is still on the run now. abc action news anchor james james is live at the manatee county sheriff's office. james tully. how did this happen? >> the question everyone has been asking so far. just imagine the live truck is tho
we're looking at blue skies, 83 st. pete. 85 clearwater and 85 in tampa. that's the way most of the day is going to go with mostly dry conditions. shape. you'll have to deal with the heat, it's already 90, 95 as far as the feels-like temperature because of the humidity but dry air on top of us will limit our rain coverage to about 20%. not shutting it off but we get a shower or thunderstorm and it will be isolated, nothing widespread. you can see that on futurecast, as we head through the...
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she will first visit three daughters brewery and then hold a rally in the coliseum in st. pete. tomorrow she's scheduled to visit a health care clinic in miami, to raise awareness about the public health threat of the zika virus. >>> donald trump to try to get back on track this week. this morning new polls show him losing ground to clinton. today he'll refocus with the policy speech at the detroit economic club he says will help americans. also endorsing paul ryan and john mccain for re-election, something he refused to do last week. >>> governor scott heading to sarasota, he'll highlight job growth at intertape polymer group. the company calls itself one of the largest tape and film manufacturers in north america. the governor will be there 10:00 this morning. >>> and breaking news from dozens more wounded after a huge bomb went off in front of a government-run hospital in pakistan. it was shortly after the body of a prominent lawyer killed earlier in the day was brought to the hospital. gunned down as he made his way into court. nearly 100 lawyers and others gathered there at
she will first visit three daughters brewery and then hold a rally in the coliseum in st. pete. tomorrow she's scheduled to visit a health care clinic in miami, to raise awareness about the public health threat of the zika virus. >>> donald trump to try to get back on track this week. this morning new polls show him losing ground to clinton. today he'll refocus with the policy speech at the detroit economic club he says will help americans. also endorsing paul ryan and john mccain for...
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northern st. pete, southern pinellas, downtown getting in on very heavy rainfall. standing water, and standing flooding in portions of pasco and hernando as well. it's going to continue to be the focus area. i think that is where the heaviest rain will remain today. as far as the 24-hour rainfall tallies, 1 to 2 inches. the problem is -- we have this area of low pressure. 25, 30 inches off-shore and then we get into the 12 to 15, thankfully what has happened, this is dramatic stuff as far as the cutoff, from 8 to 10 inches along the immediate coasts of hernando, pasco and citrus. now you move a little further east and this is a three-day total, 1 to 3 inches, that is it. so this has been a coastal event but really coastal, right? so that it hasn't made much progress. what happens is the reason for that, if the showers are rolling in, see the yellow and red? they weaken as they move onshore? that will continue to happen today. the biggest concern will be a little higher than that as some of the showers really train on top of the same area and can produce hefty total
northern st. pete, southern pinellas, downtown getting in on very heavy rainfall. standing water, and standing flooding in portions of pasco and hernando as well. it's going to continue to be the focus area. i think that is where the heaviest rain will remain today. as far as the 24-hour rainfall tallies, 1 to 2 inches. the problem is -- we have this area of low pressure. 25, 30 inches off-shore and then we get into the 12 to 15, thankfully what has happened, this is dramatic stuff as far as...
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mckay was found dead in his st. pete apartment after he didn't show up for work. he co-hosted the dave and veronica morning show. the service will be held at the mccalfy theater. doors open at 4:30. tears are accepted but laughs and hugs are encouraged because dave wouldn't have wanted it any other way. down tonight in the brandon area, and our photographer shot this video as water started collecting on the streets in the area of adamo drive and 78th street. so a little bit of rain out there, paul. we hadn't seen this. we have seen so much rain over the past two days, but not like our typical afternoon storms rwe back in that regular pattern now? >> paul: yeah, i think finally went back to last week where it was. you wake up in the morning. you look at the radar, big band of rain at the coast that's tracking storms which i think we do pretty well. let's take a look out today, guys. sunshine, time lapse. looks like a nice day. lots of blue skies and clouds building on the sea breeze. then things get kind of whacky as the sea breeze boundaries intersect. that looks
mckay was found dead in his st. pete apartment after he didn't show up for work. he co-hosted the dave and veronica morning show. the service will be held at the mccalfy theater. doors open at 4:30. tears are accepted but laughs and hugs are encouraged because dave wouldn't have wanted it any other way. down tonight in the brandon area, and our photographer shot this video as water started collecting on the streets in the area of adamo drive and 78th street. so a little bit of rain out there,...
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pete, a federal appellate court sided with the city today. it involves a homeless advocate arrested for trespassing at williams park in 2013. police arrested him for interfering with the arrest of a man who had a warrant. the federal appeals court ruled today his first amendment rights. he's a vocal critic of how police deal with the homeless. wright says it's not over, though. he plans to appeal to the u.s. supreme court. >>> so as you know, it's election season. the primaries coming up august 30th, but early voting started today in hillsborough county. a slew of candidates are fighting in local races and democrats and republicans will decide if marco rubio will hold onto his senate seat. we get a first indication of we're at the county center in downtown tampa. this is one of the most cloesly watched elections in many years. what are voters saying so far? >> reporter: well, mark, the energy from the presidential race appears to be filtering down to the senate and state and local races that we have going on. turnout is up significantly we ca
pete, a federal appellate court sided with the city today. it involves a homeless advocate arrested for trespassing at williams park in 2013. police arrested him for interfering with the arrest of a man who had a warrant. the federal appeals court ruled today his first amendment rights. he's a vocal critic of how police deal with the homeless. wright says it's not over, though. he plans to appeal to the u.s. supreme court. >>> so as you know, it's election season. the primaries coming...
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pete. the skies - skies plural? gue te from slflouds t thunderstorms to sunsets? fantas and uploaded it through our weather pix app, very nicely done. and seems like every single day except for a coue of weekends ago we had clouds and rain, but for the most part this has been the temp profile all summer here is the key for the forecast the nt couple of days. high presse shifting a little bit to the south. this is going to give us a bit more in the way of a west wind. the moves inland tomorrow. the exception could be sunday and monday morning with showers developing with the west wind near the coast. they will jump inland during the day, and we have had a lot of west wind this sum certainly have some coming up for the next couple of days. a mix of c sun, and highs up near 90. mark and kelley? >> thank you, paul. well, this is a crazy election season and now another candidate is getting into the race. >> it's a name we all know, it may be getting late in the election season.. but there's a bay eaandidate throwing her hat.. or fin.. in -- >> o, dear, clearwater marin
pete. the skies - skies plural? gue te from slflouds t thunderstorms to sunsets? fantas and uploaded it through our weather pix app, very nicely done. and seems like every single day except for a coue of weekends ago we had clouds and rain, but for the most part this has been the temp profile all summer here is the key for the forecast the nt couple of days. high presse shifting a little bit to the south. this is going to give us a bit more in the way of a west wind. the moves inland tomorrow....
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speaking of trump, he'll be forever tied to a st. pete man because of this. trump's face tattooed on his leg. it it took 13 hours but the new owner says it was well worth it. >> josh joins us now from the control room. that's commitment right there. >>reporter: yeah, absolutely. this guy says he would never get a politician tattooed on him but he says trump is not a politician. he says so far reactions have been very positive and he tells me he thinks it's the best trump tattoo he's ever seen. as americans, we love our glory to the bald eagle. when sean wanted a new patriotic tattoo, he says he wanted to go even bigger. >>man: i think i may be more patriotic than the trump tattoo. >>reporter: he gave the sun coast tattoos on st. pete beach. 13 painful hours later. >>man: best trump tattoo that i've ever seen. >>man: i was pretty excited, obviously from an artist stand point. >>reporter: josh is the hand behind the face. >>man: there is he -- the entire world will see it. >>reporter: here's a side by side. face-to-face. >>man: i like it. i mean, i was very hap
speaking of trump, he'll be forever tied to a st. pete man because of this. trump's face tattooed on his leg. it it took 13 hours but the new owner says it was well worth it. >> josh joins us now from the control room. that's commitment right there. >>reporter: yeah, absolutely. this guy says he would never get a politician tattooed on him but he says trump is not a politician. he says so far reactions have been very positive and he tells me he thinks it's the best trump tattoo he's...
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it will be en intermittent, arod we'll does that, plus an incredible time lapse from st. pete. i will have that coming up a 10:20. >> and more than a thousand people in st. pete are in the dark rht now after a car crash. 40th avenue south and mlk street. the crashive power it also lit a palmree on fire. the power compaad toe he power off until the driver would be removed from the car. >> and an unconditional tool to help fight the zika virus in the bay area after the first nontravel-related case was announced in the area. some are now calling for the use mosquitoes. we'll explain what this means and representative david jolly wants more specifics about the exact location of this case, doesn't he? >> he does. pinellas county is nearly 600 square miles and near lay million people live here and all we know is one person here has the virus they didn't get from travel. they got it from here. >> the state does not want to release the information and the federal government does not >> congressman david jolly is calling out stat state and fedel officials for hiding information about th
it will be en intermittent, arod we'll does that, plus an incredible time lapse from st. pete. i will have that coming up a 10:20. >> and more than a thousand people in st. pete are in the dark rht now after a car crash. 40th avenue south and mlk street. the crashive power it also lit a palmree on fire. the power compaad toe he power off until the driver would be removed from the car. >> and an unconditional tool to help fight the zika virus in the bay area after the first...
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a little hint of a shelf cloud moving over st. pete as well. the winds were up in speed, and it's all really this time of year about the wind direction and speed. today winds were generally from the east with not much of a sea breeze. the storms don't hang around the coast and don't meet the sea breeze and get going late in the day near the coast and move along. that's the case tomorrow with rain coverage, you know, 40% to chances as you trek inland.rain- now, it's a quiet ni sprinkles are out over the gulf and they're done. there's active thunderstorms off the coast around dinnertime. two rounds of rain in sarasota. things are quiet now. the wind arrows tell the story. the winds blow across the peninsula tomorrow. not much of a sea breeze. you see the winds all going this way. nothing coming in from the west. i don't expect much in the way of afternoon storms, a few along the coast. they move along. then they're out to sea by certainly this time tomorrow wednesday with storms roaming across the coast from east to west. 85 in tampa. no rain, so
a little hint of a shelf cloud moving over st. pete as well. the winds were up in speed, and it's all really this time of year about the wind direction and speed. today winds were generally from the east with not much of a sea breeze. the storms don't hang around the coast and don't meet the sea breeze and get going late in the day near the coast and move along. that's the case tomorrow with rain coverage, you know, 40% to chances as you trek inland.rain- now, it's a quiet ni sprinkles are out...
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you have 84 tampa, 82 in st. pete, 85 in sarasota, 82 in now, tomorrow i think more of a northeast wind, a better chance of storms near the coast tomorrow afternoon. then more of that will continue on wednesday, with storms building to the west during the afternoon hours. we start to watch what's happening to our southeast over the weekend. the atlantic is getting crowded. you've got gaston, and that's a new tropical storm. the 11:00 advisory is just issued. that will become the hurricane and move atlantic. fiona has about had it. invest 99-l has a 40% chance of development in the next two days. 60% chance in the next five days. the limiting factor in the short term is going to be a lot of dry air ahead of it. it's awfully tough for a wave to develop much, as long as there's this much dry air in place. but over time the atmosphere some of the warmest water on the planet is down over the bahamas in whatever becomes of this will probably track in this general direction. so there's certainly a potential in about fou
you have 84 tampa, 82 in st. pete, 85 in sarasota, 82 in now, tomorrow i think more of a northeast wind, a better chance of storms near the coast tomorrow afternoon. then more of that will continue on wednesday, with storms building to the west during the afternoon hours. we start to watch what's happening to our southeast over the weekend. the atlantic is getting crowded. you've got gaston, and that's a new tropical storm. the 11:00 advisory is just issued. that will become the hurricane and...
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showers moving offshore. 99 in sarasota, 90 in st. pete, record tying 95 in tampa, 93 lake land, it's been a tough summer. with the lack of rain mostly, feel like many struggle to get any significant rain. temperatures are hot. temperatures are now cool because of the rain in the 70s and low 80s. we're watching invest 99 l. it may strengthen over the waters of bahamas. florida land fall not going to happen for five or six days. that's not a sure thing. we have to wait and see how the models play out. hurricane has hit florida since way back in 2005. if memory is right, there's been about 66 hurricanes in the atlantic since wilma hit florida back in october of 2005 and none of those 66 have made land fall in florida. northeast winds across our state. we fly to the southeast, watching just a general area of low pressure, moving over some fairly dry air. this has been a struggle today to get going does not look like it's going to be much. here's the dry air in red. the models do indicate the environment improving for tropical development
showers moving offshore. 99 in sarasota, 90 in st. pete, record tying 95 in tampa, 93 lake land, it's been a tough summer. with the lack of rain mostly, feel like many struggle to get any significant rain. temperatures are hot. temperatures are now cool because of the rain in the 70s and low 80s. we're watching invest 99 l. it may strengthen over the waters of bahamas. florida land fall not going to happen for five or six days. that's not a sure thing. we have to wait and see how the models...
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a guy by the name of sean from st. pete got a tattoo of trump's face right on his leg. the big tattoo. sean says he wanted a patriotic tattoo and he says there's nothing more patriotic than trump. the tattoo took said it's all worth it. >>man: josh is so good at the tattoos. didn't hurt. >>man: even if he loses the election, you have a tattoo of an american icon. we use his name to represent power and wealth. >> how about that. the tattoo was done on sun coast tattoos. he said he would tattoo hillary clinton as well. scott. >>> those eyes are quite piercing. i won't tell anyone about your guy fieri tattoo. coming up in sports, the bats are hit silent in game between against the red sox and rays. the bucks are not quiet around their kicker. takes another hit at practice today but his teammates are ?? dogs - sure can be messy. but with nexgard, their flea and tick killer doesn't have to be. is a delicious, beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks. so it's easy to give, easy to take. reported side effects include vomiting, itching, diarrhea, lethargy and lack of
a guy by the name of sean from st. pete got a tattoo of trump's face right on his leg. the big tattoo. sean says he wanted a patriotic tattoo and he says there's nothing more patriotic than trump. the tattoo took said it's all worth it. >>man: josh is so good at the tattoos. didn't hurt. >>man: even if he loses the election, you have a tattoo of an american icon. we use his name to represent power and wealth. >> how about that. the tattoo was done on sun coast tattoos. he said...
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winds out of the east northeast, 5. 82 in st. pete, 77 in pinellas park, 77 weeki wachee. , 77 in north exort acknowledgea city. , invest 99l, those numbers are looks like it's going to head into the gulf. somehow turning to the north, around the big bend, in the next week or so. not all models develop it. even if you see spaghetti plots, that may be a weak area of low pressure. that doesn't mean it will go over tampa, that it's a full blown what we're more concerned about, more likely to see about this is heavier rainfall, and most of the models show a deep plume of moisture coming over the area. not next the tropical system itself but rather the moisture with it, increasing our rain chances, increasing the amount of rain out there for us as we head throughout the week. and you see the rain chances go up as well. here's one more model i want to show you, showed you the gfs and this is rpm model runs four times a day. the latest run, starts to develop something snort of cuba here heading out towards the east central gulf and then
winds out of the east northeast, 5. 82 in st. pete, 77 in pinellas park, 77 weeki wachee. , 77 in north exort acknowledgea city. , invest 99l, those numbers are looks like it's going to head into the gulf. somehow turning to the north, around the big bend, in the next week or so. not all models develop it. even if you see spaghetti plots, that may be a weak area of low pressure. that doesn't mean it will go over tampa, that it's a full blown what we're more concerned about, more likely to see...
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and st. pete and police say that a choice landed them there.
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. >>> in st. pete all the rain raised concerns over the sewer system. lastjune it overflowed and pump the gallons into the bay. and lloyd sowers joins from us downtown st. lloyd, will they do that again? >> reporter: the the mayor hopes not but he cannot guarantee they will not have to do that. the mayor said, look, he and a lot of others are surprised by the rain so soon from the weather system. take a look at the video. we have been all over the area looking at st. pete and just had streets inundated and the flooding overloads the sewer we're watching the sewer plant and this one they reinforced they pupped the -- upped the capacity. the storm is going to put it to the test. it gives us three million gallons of capacity that we would not have had but you know given how much rain there is, i am not going to make any promises we will not be in a position where we're having to >> notice the mayor called at this time a rain water mix. it's not straight raw sewage but rain water if they have to do it they have to liver with the results and an emergency per
. >>> in st. pete all the rain raised concerns over the sewer system. lastjune it overflowed and pump the gallons into the bay. and lloyd sowers joins from us downtown st. lloyd, will they do that again? >> reporter: the the mayor hopes not but he cannot guarantee they will not have to do that. the mayor said, look, he and a lot of others are surprised by the rain so soon from the weather system. take a look at the video. we have been all over the area looking at st. pete and...
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it will take passengers 20-miles from the convention center to st. pete's beach drive. the decision is after approval votes from officials in tampa. st. pete and the county commission. >>> i think that it say as lot about who we are as a region. where we come and the officials in the region and recognizing how much stronger we are when we work together. november 1. it can carry 150 passengers per trip and take about an hour. >>> more problems for delta. they will not go away. the airline offering fliers options. more than 500 flights canceled a dozen at tampa international. that's on top of thousands of cancellations yesterday. it was a power outage that caused the computers to stop working. travel vouchers to those yesterday and today. >> we're seeing minimal delays here at the airport and there is a lot and more passengers in the terminal that are waiting to get on flights and getting back on schedule. >> tia reports 16 cancellations today. more than 100 delays because of the outage and the weather. >>> a crash ended in flame as viewer send us the video of the cars an
it will take passengers 20-miles from the convention center to st. pete's beach drive. the decision is after approval votes from officials in tampa. st. pete and the county commission. >>> i think that it say as lot about who we are as a region. where we come and the officials in the region and recognizing how much stronger we are when we work together. november 1. it can carry 150 passengers per trip and take about an hour. >>> more problems for delta. they will not go away....
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and not a big impact over the gulf. 83 in tampa and st. pete inland and future cast has the upper level low moving away quiet tomorrow morning storms wl fire up on the sea breeze in the move to the west coast late in the day. tonight storms gradually ending. then partly cloudy. 78. don't forget the app if you have it. near the storm and show the app how far the lightning is away from the location t is a good tool to keep you safe. a mix of sun and clouds. near 90. the outlook for friday is more of the same the storms near 90. we stay up near 90. pretty much the predictable future. all the way through the middle of next week. 75 to 80. respect the dangers of lightning. i'll see you tonight at 10. >> i got the notice. there you go. that's popular with tourists. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. letterman:"has a line of clothing, now where were these made?" trump: "these were made, i don't know where they're made. but they were made someplace. but they're great. it's ties, shirts, cufflinks, everything sold at macy's and they're
and not a big impact over the gulf. 83 in tampa and st. pete inland and future cast has the upper level low moving away quiet tomorrow morning storms wl fire up on the sea breeze in the move to the west coast late in the day. tonight storms gradually ending. then partly cloudy. 78. don't forget the app if you have it. near the storm and show the app how far the lightning is away from the location t is a good tool to keep you safe. a mix of sun and clouds. near 90. the outlook for friday is more...
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and rain cannot be good sometimes. 83 west chase. 82 st. pete. sun city center 82. brooksville has 89. sarasota 83. inland 81. bartow 85 in sebring. the thermometer in wauchula is broke. it says 32. we're pretty sure at this point it's not. arcadia is story. pure tropical moisture back here continues to slowly slide away and dropping with it a ton of i mean the amount of water in the atmosphere. still humid. typical summer weather sunday into monday and generally 40 percent rain chances every day which in mid-august is pretty typical. here is our future cast. has the storms dying down tonight. tomorrow i think even future cast kind of picks up on a slight decrease in the available water. i mean, it pops up a few storms. not that many. then things quiet down tomorrow night. and we'll see afternoon storms on sunday. tough to be completely rain free. but i think the rainfall coverage could drop a little bit tomorrow. tonight any rain ends then becoming mostly clear and 76. a few afternoon storms tomorrow. we're back up to 92. slightly better chance of storms on sunday
and rain cannot be good sometimes. 83 west chase. 82 st. pete. sun city center 82. brooksville has 89. sarasota 83. inland 81. bartow 85 in sebring. the thermometer in wauchula is broke. it says 32. we're pretty sure at this point it's not. arcadia is story. pure tropical moisture back here continues to slowly slide away and dropping with it a ton of i mean the amount of water in the atmosphere. still humid. typical summer weather sunday into monday and generally 40 percent rain chances every...
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downtown st. pete at 77 braden tog at 76 had some big storms earlier and you're still sitting at 77 degrees. heat index outside of the rain area still either upper 90s or triple digits. feels like 100 degrees right now here in tampa. so the rain still continues over louisiana this is that low. remember last week it was over the northern gulf of mexico gave us the rainy weekend and rainy first start of the w its way to the west and they are seeing just a huge, huge downpour in the past several days. flooding continues they have seen in some locations over 20 to 25 inche of rain. the problem is the rain continues in those areas. a few storms around for this evening. anyone for tomorrow, daytime of 92 degrees with some scattered showers and thunderstorms. here's your seven-day 90s. rain chances 40% to 50%. >>> some excited cheers there as scientists and locals in italy watch these baby loggerhead turtles make their crawl towards the mediterranean. loggerhead turtles are considered an endangered speci
downtown st. pete at 77 braden tog at 76 had some big storms earlier and you're still sitting at 77 degrees. heat index outside of the rain area still either upper 90s or triple digits. feels like 100 degrees right now here in tampa. so the rain still continues over louisiana this is that low. remember last week it was over the northern gulf of mexico gave us the rainy weekend and rainy first start of the w its way to the west and they are seeing just a huge, huge downpour in the past several...
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and st. pete and police say that a choice landed them there. son's life was nearly stolen. they were driving home in her vehicle when a drunk driver, 31-year-old bryce mc leod ran a red light and hit her car. shawn broke his back. caroline had no pulse when rushed to the hospital. and hanging on through life-support, the kids were precious. students in the usf student program. and they are both music teachers, she teaches in five schools, the passion for her music and for kids comes through being in her reduces room. it is always something going on. can you feel the love of it. >> now the family prays that spark will make a miracle for their daughter. hit them. he has a previous dui and multiple traffic offenses. the victim's advocate said he routinely bragged about his binge drinking on social media. >> and every post on stan and instagram depict him drinking and drunk. he and a buddy are drinking and driving. another he is passed out in at a bar. >> he just made a mistake. >> i don't know him personally. he is and very sorry to hear what happened. >> but this is a pattern
and st. pete and police say that a choice landed them there. son's life was nearly stolen. they were driving home in her vehicle when a drunk driver, 31-year-old bryce mc leod ran a red light and hit her car. shawn broke his back. caroline had no pulse when rushed to the hospital. and hanging on through life-support, the kids were precious. students in the usf student program. and they are both music teachers, she teaches in five schools, the passion for her music and for kids comes through...
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we zoom in and rain skirted to the west of downtown st. pete now. it was raining over tropicana field a few minutes ago. now that cell is moving west. big thunderstorm is right over just south of the county line between hillsborough and manatee down in ellenton to bradenton. big thunderstorm here to sarasota. this one is moving to the west to the southwest over the mouth of tampa bay and looks like it's heading for anna ma if you're watching me in anna maria now, it's tough to miss this thunderstorm as it dives your way from the northeast. plant city with a big thunderstorm. that extends north near seffner, and there's another thunderstorm over lakeland right now. that is moving to the west. that's putting out some rev rain, frequent lightning. that's kind of narrow. it shouldn't last too long. also, our friends in bartow have heavy weather moving west now down 60. the green swamp has rain in between zephyrhills and dade will give you live radar updates and will give you audible warnings when there's lightning in your area. so it really is as a tool
we zoom in and rain skirted to the west of downtown st. pete now. it was raining over tropicana field a few minutes ago. now that cell is moving west. big thunderstorm is right over just south of the county line between hillsborough and manatee down in ellenton to bradenton. big thunderstorm here to sarasota. this one is moving to the west to the southwest over the mouth of tampa bay and looks like it's heading for anna ma if you're watching me in anna maria now, it's tough to miss this...
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ow down st pete has veral.. tampa too. polk county has seen a recent >>> downtown st. pete and polk county has seen a boom as well. >>> 'r breweries that are popping up along the state. the market for hops is exploding. and we go to a hop yard. ?[music] ? >> whiskey for my man, beer for my horses -- >> nothing like a cold one on a hot day but the beer could coule the next success story in the sunshine state. scientist from the university of florida he could not get fresh hops he bought three plants and now it is a project. he says our hot and humid weather is the perfec combination for the plant and makes the end product even >> when consuming the beer and fuller with more flavor, 550 plants are grown here at the education center. breweries are exploding here in the state of florida according to the university of florida just 100,000-barrels brewed to 1 million-barrels. >> i started out with 126 plants. >> ricky pwurtsz is from citrus county he met the doctor at a conference and got into the busine hoping to cash in. >> we're looking at a total for the season 4000 plan
ow down st pete has veral.. tampa too. polk county has seen a recent >>> downtown st. pete and polk county has seen a boom as well. >>> 'r breweries that are popping up along the state. the market for hops is exploding. and we go to a hop yard. ?[music] ? >> whiskey for my man, beer for my horses -- >> nothing like a cold one on a hot day but the beer could coule the next success story in the sunshine state. scientist from the university of florida he could not get...
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i'm at the sewer plant near the airport here in st. pete. you may remember back in june the rains they had to pump into the bay. they don't know whether they will handle capacity here. as can you see, the video that we got in st. pete today it rain said there is more to come. and the up grade and the plant, since that event the mayor is asking for the public's help to keep the usage down. , if they can avoid dog the dishes and shower we ask them to not do that. and adds to the problems what we have to process. >> and they're watching it closely tonight. hear not ruling out the possibility they may have to pump into the bay. they are hoping to avoid it. they don't know as the rain keeps coming here, mark, as paul said it is not a good night to be out. stay at home. >> conserve. >>> flood something nothing knew to can you see the truck that jack fived -- knifed and stuck. and now to pasco county. they are getting soaked again and they are not looking forward to the next 24 hours. let's get out to fox 13 evan lambert tonight. >> you have starte
i'm at the sewer plant near the airport here in st. pete. you may remember back in june the rains they had to pump into the bay. they don't know whether they will handle capacity here. as can you see, the video that we got in st. pete today it rain said there is more to come. and the up grade and the plant, since that event the mayor is asking for the public's help to keep the usage down. , if they can avoid dog the dishes and shower we ask them to not do that. and adds to the problems what we...
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. >>> a ferry service between tampa and st. pete received a final approval. and the commissioners voted yes on the pilot program. the decision is after approval commission. the ferry will take the passengers 20-miles from the convention center to st. pete beach drive. the project started on november november 1. and remember that. >>and was during joaqui l 33 on board died. >>> millions of property s inside vault. there is a push to get it and they are left dormant in a number of safety deposit box. when it has been abandoned they will send the contents to the stelt where the are hel fowo yrs. that sort of thing, we have it.t if it is not claimed they are auctioned off. that's this saturday the next. and the west shore. they are open we have a link if you need it. report votes during the election. today workers checked the accuracy of the machines to test them to check if they were counted. we want to know. the public wants to know that. and the step another test after audit. they will select a location and run them through again to make sure they are counted
. >>> a ferry service between tampa and st. pete received a final approval. and the commissioners voted yes on the pilot program. the decision is after approval commission. the ferry will take the passengers 20-miles from the convention center to st. pete beach drive. the project started on november november 1. and remember that. >>and was during joaqui l 33 on board died. >>> millions of property s inside vault. there is a push to get it and they are left dormant in a...